Creative Enables Hardware Accelerated 3D Audio in Vista

[MikeEnIke]

Creative Labs has added support for the ALchemy Project, enabling the use of 3D sound in the newest version of Windows. Check out the news for more information on 3D audio acceleration in Vista...

Discuss this news story below.

 

[FarFarAway]

Noice

Now I know I can use my X-Fi on Vista fine

 

[macgamesrule]

Why did M$ have to screw with the sound

I hope they get all my games working with my Audigy 2

 

[nathan]

Why did M$ have to screw with the sound

I hope they get all my games working with my Audigy 2

improvement my son, improvement. Dont ask me where or how...

 

[PP Mguire]

I thought this was supposed to be the "ultimate" gaming OS? If thats the case then why did they take out 3d sound? Dosent make sense to me.

 

[nathan]

i dont think they wanted to get rid of 3d sound, but wanted to get rid of HAL, which in my opinion will boost stability loooads.

 

[Toxcity]

I thought this was supposed to be the "ultimate" gaming OS? If thats the case then why did they take out 3d sound? Dosent make sense to me.

I agree! They said Vista will be awesome for gaming.. So far... they have failed!

 

[PP Mguire]

i dont think they wanted to get rid of 3d sound, but wanted to get rid of HAL, which in my opinion will boost stability loooads.

Well isnt that the thing that lets older cards run 3d sound? I dont think i have anything that supports OpenAL right now, and im pretty sure no onboard does. So you HAVE to have an X-Fi to get 3d sound in Vista?

 

[deathwish]

yea vista takes up too mutch ram i could play games full graphics on xp but with vista games stutter

my onboard suround sound works on vista

 

[PP Mguire]

Does BF2 and everything work fine on Vista. Like the sound still the same? (With your onboard)

 

[deathwish]

yea it seems prety good mostly play css but bf2 and bf2142 work fine

 

[PP Mguire]

Then if it all sounds the same then what does it mater?

 

[mVp24]

I agree! They said Vista will be awesome for gaming.. So far... they have failed!

How have they failed when, to my understanding you haven't used it yet?

Get this straight people. VISTA HASN'T EVEN PUBLICLY LAUNCHED YET. How are they supposed to work out kinks and things formally when it hasn't even been officially released yet? Give it some slack. It has great potential.

 

[PP Mguire]

ME had potential too, see how that went out.

 

[mVp24]

OC3D RULES

*delete post*

 

[PP Mguire]

Probably cause youngins like you where saying the same thing about ME only cause it was new. Nothings different with Vista, its new. Nothing extremely domanent with Vista currently cause DX10 isnt out yet. Then again please explain to me how my post was negative?

 

[MikeEnIke]

Guys, calm down. Disagree all you want, don't openly get in an argument over something to trivial on the forum.

 

[mVp24]

OC3D RULES.

*delete post*

 

[MikeEnIke]

Ok sorry Mike. Just one thing. Youngins? Wow, how old are you? Going by the pic in your profile you're not much older than me.

Anyways, I was too young to have known about ME then, also many people here will agree that Vista is a good operating system and the itnerface is much improved.

Alright, well that didn't help.

 

[PP Mguire]

Go ahead and delete the posts for this threads sake, PM sent to not OT the thread.